IP Library Granted Patent US 9,992,313
Granted Patent B2
US 9,992,313 · App. 15/032,875 · Granted Jun 5, 2018

Electronic device

Inventor: Takaaki Watanabe (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
H04M1/03B06B1/0644H01L41/09H01L41/098H01L41/0973H04M1/0266H04R1/02H04R7/045H04R17/00H04R17/08H04M1/0268H04R1/00H04R7/04H04R2440/05H04R2499/11
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Patent No.
US 9,992,313
App. No.
15/032,875
Granted
Jun 5, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device 1 includes: a panel 10 ; a housing 60 holding the panel 10 ; and a piezoelectric element 30 attached to the panel 10 , wherein the deformation of the piezoelectric element 30 causes the panel 10 to vibrate, to transmit human body vibration sound to an object in contact with the panel 10 , and the perpendicular line or normal to the main surface of the panel 10 and the surface of the piezoelectric element 30 attached to the panel 10 are not orthogonal to each other.

Claims (16)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a panel attached to the housing; and

a piezoelectric element attached to the panel,

wherein deformation of the piezoelectric element causes the panel to vibrate, to transmit human body vibration sound to an object in contact with the panel,

when the panel is removed from the housing and placed on a horizontal plane, the horizontal plane and a virtual plane including a main surface of the piezoelectric element intersect at a predetermined angle,

the panel has a convex curved surface with an intermediate area protruding more than both ends, in a predetermined section of the panel, and

when the panel is placed on the horizontal plane with the intermediate area being higher than the ends, the horizontal plane and the virtual plane including the main surface of the piezoelectric element intersect at the predetermined angle.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the panel has a convex curved shape.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the panel has a concave curved shape.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2 ,

wherein at least a part of the housing has a convex curved shape.

5. The electronic device according to claim 3 ,

wherein at least a part of the housing has a concave curved shape.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2016
From: WATANABE, TAKAAKI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038409/0055 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-225806 · Oct 30, 2013 · national
JP 2014-035635 · Feb 26, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160241689A1 · Aug 18, 2016